Scientific name: Chelone glabra
Possible uses: worms, contraceptive, stimulate appetite, fever, jaundice, laxative, dyspepsia, liver diseases, fevers, inflammations, piles, inflamed breasts, painful ulcers, herpes
Part of plant used: flowering tops, leaf,
Description: Smooth perennial; 2-3 ft. stem somewhat 4-angled. Leaves lance-shaped to oval, toothed. Flowers white to pink, swollen; in tight clusters atop plant. Flowers 2-lipped; with swollen, strongly arching upper lip.
Sources
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Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs
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